Rohan Dennis rode the fastest individual time trial in Tour de France history to claim victory at the opening stage of this year’s race in Utrecht.
The Australian rode 13.8km in 14 minutes and 56 seconds at an average speed of 55.446 km/h, with German Tony Martin five seconds behind in second.
Former Olympic champion Chris Boardman set the previous record with 55.152 km/h over a 7.2km prologue in 1994. Steve Cummings was Britain’s best rider in 10th, 32 seconds behind Dennis.
